Hot-summer humid continental
Wooster, Ohio
Wayne County, Ohio · Population 27k · 994 ft elevation
Living in Wooster
Wooster has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it gets light snow (29″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (50% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 26 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Wooster at a glance
- Population
- 27k
- Elevation
- 994 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 29″69th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,304 hrs3th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $198k33th percentile
- Median rent
- $882/mo22th percentile
- Median household income
- $66k38th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.28%65th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.244th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%86th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 223 per 100k60th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,437 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6519th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2121th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35°F | 18°F | 2.6″ | 9.4″ | 85 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 20°F | 2.0″ | 7.0″ | 114 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 28°F | 3.0″ | 4.9″ | 157 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 38°F | 4.0″ | 0.7″ | 201 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 48°F | 4.5″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 57°F | 4.8″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 61°F | 4.4″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 59°F | 3.9″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 52°F | 3.6″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 41°F | 3.5″ | — | 166 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 32°F | 3.0″ | 1.2″ | 126 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 24°F | 2.7″ | 5.4″ | 74 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology